Calling 044 gurus!

[big t double]

Someone already said that! Learned that from you telling me all my saws are too old!

Yes you did sir...

 

[Canadian farm boy]

I'm fairly certain that that's a 10mm 044 just by the serial number.
Here's another quick way you can tell if it's a 10mm or 12mm saw

 

[longbowch]

you can start by putting a table spoon of mix gas down the carb throat and see if it will run for a few seconds

It runs great!

 

[longbowch]

clean looking saw. 044 is a dam good saw. do you happen to know the compression

I don't have a gauge,but it has plenty.

 

[longbowch]

Thanks for all the replies. It was at a dealer and they went through it and said everything looked good. It has the HD filter.
The specs in the manual list power head weight at 13lbs.

 

[longbowch]

I just know 044s sir.the rivot side cover tag and the red kill switch tells me early ks 10mm saw.

I notice the muffler outlet is bigger( but untouched) and no limiter caps. Any idea when they started using those?

 

[Big_6]

Thanks for all the replies. It was at a dealer and they went through it and said everything looked good. It has the HD filter.
The specs in the manual list power head weight at 13lbs.

The dealer isn't the one you want "putting fingers in it!"
CFB knows a thing or two.

 

[czar800]

Very nice Saw, Your going to love it!

 

[MustangMike]

Gorgeous saw, I'm drooling! As Brian said, and early 10 mm saw. They run great stock, but ...

For max performance (and they will generally out run a stock 460) replace the air filter with an HD-2 (or AM version), mod the muff (or dp cover), (your primary muff hole is already the large version), advance the timing .020, and delete the base gasket. My Red Lever 10 mm (I have owned it since new 12/92) runs very strong with those mods.

Let me know if you need any other details, I love those saws. Do those mods and it will run like a ported saw.

 

[MustangMike]

Nice score, looks like a nice low hour saw. However, the manual's back then fibbed, the dry powerhead weight is very close to 14 lbs, still about the lightest 70 cc saw out there, but it is not 13 lbs.

Conversely, you saw is rated at 5.1 Hp, but will generally out run the later 044/440s that were rated at 5.4 Hp.

If/when you mod the muff, don't forget to richen the tune a bit.

 

[longbowch]

Gorgeous saw, I'm drooling! As Brian said, and early 10 mm saw. They run great stock, but ...

For max performance (and they will generally out run a stock 460) replace the air filter with an HD-2 (or AM version), mod the muff (or dp cover), (your primary muff hole is already the large version), advance the timing .020, and delete the base gasket. My Red Lever 10 mm (I have owned it since new 12/92) runs very strong with those mods.

Let me know if you need any other details, I love those saws. Do those mods and it will run like a ported saw.

Thanks Mike. I didn't think you'd be along until 4/16. lol

 

[Adirondackstihl]

I cannot add any more info than what Brian & Mike have already posted.

10mm Serial #.....up to 129583701

 

[MustangMike]

All my appointments today cancelled due to the Blizzard.

 

[junkman]

I notice the muffler outlet is bigger( but untouched) and no limiter caps. Any idea when they started using those?

The limiter caps are normally on the ms series saws ,the early ones had the bigger exhaust opening, ,the later ones with smaller exhaust opening had a shield plate between the muffler and the cylinder from the extra heat produced to make cleaner exhaust burn,the limiters are normally on the choked up saws so people do not burn them up,gives a safe adjustment range i guess.

 

[junkman]

I cannot add any more info than what Brian & Mike have already posted.

10mm Serial #.....up to 129583701

You can talk about the early ones not having compensating carbs if you want.

 

[longbowch]

All my appointments today cancelled due to the Blizzard.

We didn't get much snow but we are supposed to get single digit temps tonight.

 

[huskihl]

You can talk about the early ones not having compensating carbs if you want.

Did the early 044 have the non HD filter setup like early 064 or 66?

 

[MustangMike]

Don't know, never had one of them. Mine came with a 3 layer filter.

 

[huskihl]

Don't know, never had one of them. Mine came with a 3 layer filter.

Green spit back foam, filter, and band?

 

[MustangMike]

You can talk about the early ones not having compensating carbs if you want.

Yes, no snorkels on these carbs. I have seen three different carb shields on the 044/440s. One does not accommodate a snorkel carb, one simply plugs the snorkel, and one utilizes the snorkel. The snorkel carbs are the same as on a 460.